19. 阿施施?塔卡爾

?? 年齡：32

?? 職務：創始人

?? 任職公司：馬拉集團

????塔卡爾從盧旺達種族滅絕中幸存了下來，又經歷了輟學。他15歲的時候以賣電腦為生，過著居無定所的生活。后來，他成功創辦了非洲大陸最大的泛非洲企業集團——業務涉及制造業、農業和房地產業等，包括非洲最大的IT公司。馬拉集團（Mara Group）的投資項目組合價值約為10億美元，在21個國家雇傭了7,500名員工。此外，他還是烏干達和坦桑尼亞兩國總統顧問團的成員，并成立了一個基金會，專門為非洲年輕的創業者們提供指導。接下來的項目：非洲首個即時通訊平臺Mara Messenger。

19. Ashish Thakkar

?? Age:32

?? Title:Founder

?? Company:Mara Group

????He survived the Rwandan genocide, dropped out of school, and lived out of a suitcase selling computers in Uganda at age 15. Since then, Thakkar has built the continent's largest pan-African conglomerate— operations span from manufacturing to agriculture to real estate, including Africa's biggest IT firm—with a portfolio of some $1 billion and 7,500 people across 21 countries. He also serves on the advisory panels to the Presidents of Uganda and Tanzania and runs a foundation that mentors young African entrepreneurs. Next up: Mara Messenger, Africa's first instant-messaging platform.